Common’s memoir One Day It’ll All Make Sense has cracked the New York Times Best Seller list at number 20. Yesterday, he sent out a message via his YouTube page thanking everyone for their support.
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Last night, Mos Def and Talib Kweli brought their current tour to the House Of Blues in the Windy City and brought out the Chi’s own Common for a live performance of their track. What a breath of fresh air. fsd
Hey YN get a load of this. The day before yesterday, Common brought his book’s promo to the University of Illinois and gave the students and faculty a what—yup, another freestyle. Sidebar: Common Speaks On His Upcoming Album fsd
[vodpod id=Video.15442898&w=425&h=350&fv=launch%3D44624690%26amp%3Bwidth%3D420%26amp%3Bheight%3D245] Common woke up the early birds with his interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to promote his publication, the controversy on his visit to Obama’s pad and praises Esco as the “greatest rapper alive”. Sorry, Tunechi. ru
While on his promo run, Common performed at the Moet Rose Lounge in his hometown last night. Above he recites his verse from his Nas collabo and then drops a freebie below. One Day It’ll All Make Sense in stores now. fsd
[vodpod id=Video.15412532&w=425&h=350&fv=sid%3DThe_Daily_Show_Videos%26amp%3BautoPlay%3Dfalse%26amp%3BconfigParams%3Dnid%253D82125%2526site%253Dthedailyshow.com%26amp%3Bnextvideo%3Doff%26amp%3BendCapAutoPlay%3Dfalse] Common continued his book promo run by appearing on The Daily Show. He spoke to Jon Stewart on the debacle over his White House visit and of course his recent publication. Get it here.
Before his book signing yesterday, Common appeared on The Wendy Williams Show. Aside from discussing Serena Williams and the three things he can’t live without, he kicked a freestyle. hhnm
Shot: Canon EOS 60D Common held a book signing for his autobiography, One Day It’ll All Make Sense at the Barnes & Noble in downtown Manhattan. The event was hosted by Sway and also featured a Q&A session.If you missed out, here’s some footage from the lens of The Dark Nyte. A couple of flicks after the jump.
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During last night’s Rock The Bells in San Bernardino, CA, Common joined Esco on stage for a live performance of their collaboration. Sounds just as good live. Head over to Miss Info‘s spot for more footage of the show. Previously: Nas Brings Out Ron Artest
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